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B♭ minor scale on guitar

B♭ minor has 7 notes: B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

B♭ minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteB♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

B♭ minor on the whole neck

Every B♭ minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

B♭ minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2Ab2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C5Db5F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ minor
Note names
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B♭ minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b6b712b345b612b345b6b71245b6b712b345b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b35b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ minor
Degrees

B♭ minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B♭ falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

B♭ minor, position 1, frets 1 to 55b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    B♭ minor, position 2, frets 3 to 7b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 16 notes
      B♭ minor, position 3, frets 6 to 1012b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        B♭ minor, position 4, frets 8 to 112b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–11, 17 notes
          B♭ minor, position 5, frets 11 to 1545b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in B♭ minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            2CdimC diminished arpeggio
            ♭3D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            4E♭mE♭ minor arpeggio
            5FmF minor arpeggio
            ♭6G♭F♯ major arpeggio
            ♭7A♭A♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            2Cm7♭5Cm7♭5 arpeggio · Cm7♭5 drop 2 · Cm7♭5 drop 3 · Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4E♭m7E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            5Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6G♭maj7G♭maj7 arpeggio · G♭maj7 drop 2 · G♭maj7 drop 3 · G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7A♭7A♭7 arpeggio · A♭7 drop 2 · A♭7 drop 3 · A♭7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of B♭ minor, starting from another root.

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